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Summary: hated Miss Brodie and this book
Review: This is the story of Miss Jean Brodie, an eccentric Edinburgh schoolteacher, and her special relationship with several of her students. Rather than school her students in the mundane disciplines that the school requires, Miss Jean Brodie regales them with stories from her own life, instructs them in what she believes to be the finer points in life and tops it off with a laudatory recommendation of Fascism. I hated Miss Brodie and this book. She is the worst product of Modern Times, a romantic in the sense that she elevates the personal above the universal. The only saving grace is that she is brought low by her adherence to that prototype doctrine of the Romantic; her fascism ultimately leads to her dismissal. Grade: D
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Summary: A Classic is a Classic
Review: Jean Brodie is one of the immortals of English literature and if you don't know her and her type then you are missing out on something significant. After the great war there were lots of woman like her who led lives of spinsters deprived of their men by grim visaged combat. Brodie is an egoist, that's true, but she is also a teacher, and a good one. She knows that safety doesn't come first. Goodness, Truth, and Beauty come first and if you have to fight the establishment for those things, as she does, more power to you. Anyway, that's the way I felt when I read this work the first time. But when I read it the second, I came away with a feeling that I had been duped. Maybe it was because I knew Brodie's dark side. Maybe it was because Brodie abused power (look what she did to poor Mary) as well she was abused by power. Maybe it was because the defects in the writing, the poor transitions, the awkward dialog called greater attention to themselves the second time around. I don't know. You read it twice and let me know what you think.
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Summary: Bad boring book
Review: The Pride of Miss Jean Brody was boring and a horrible book.
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Summary: minor classic
Review: Wonderful short novel, a minor classic creating an unforgettable central character who can be viewed in a number of ways from positive and vibrant model of freedom and spirit to very negative fascist-leaning self-absorbed manipulator. Everybody knows the film so no need to recount the plot. I was a bit surprised but not disappointed by the book's consistently sarcastic, even mordant, tone.
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Summary: The prime of your life is elusive
Review: I enjoyed this book - as I do all of Muriel Spark's books. Her writing is unique and intriguing and always thought provoking. Miss Jean Brodie is in the prime of her life but it slips away as she is removed from her vocation as a teacher. This book asks an important question of each of our lives: do we have *A* prime? do we really recognize it when it comes? are we bitter when we realize it has passed? or is it the bitterness of betrayal that tragically steals our prime from beneath us. This book is present on many "classic" fiction lists and it is for good reason. A seemingly simple story, but very far reaching. Just as Miss Jean Brodie's efforts as an unorthodox teacher reach her students in profound ways, this book can ask simple questions of the reader and reach into their souls as well.
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Summary: A great story on teaching
Review: I loved this story because it talked brilliantly about the impact a teacher can have on students, especially ones of an impressionable age. Reading it, it is hard to imagine that Jean Brodie could have seen how perceptive her students would be. It leaves one to wonder where all her pupils will be as they leave her study.
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Summary: Boring and repetitive - Rent the movie instead !
Review: Boring and repetitive. The ending is given away 1/3 into the book, rendering the remaining 2/3 an exercise in redundancy. However, a screen writer managed to transform this into a rather engrossing film, due in large part to the brillinat performance by Magie Smith. Given the option, I strongly recommend renting the movie.
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Summary: One of the most profound books I've ever read.
Review: This is one of the greatest, and unique books I've ever read. It had siplicity in plot, but you can get so much out of it. The characters were in such depth. I loved it.
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Summary: An uterly amazing woman in her prime
Review: This book is fabulous. Miss Jean Broadie is such a romantic woman and her set are all truely affected by her
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Summary: Look from a different angle, don't treat it as a story
Review: I read this book as required by the school syllabus. Although most people find it deadly boring and can hardly finish it, I have a total crush on it. It's hard to find good books featuring teacher-student relationship these days, especially one that focuses on betrayal. Spark is such a great writer that she makes you feel for her characters. I feel rather heavy-hearted for the self-righteous yet foolish Ms Brodie; as well as Sandy Stranger, who regrets betraying her teacher. The book is not boring if you don't take it simply as a novel. Instead, treat it as a study of human nature and flaws. It's just a hundred something pages and I really feel sorry for those who cannot finish it. I myself have read it for over 8 times and still want to read it again:)
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